B1🍝 Food
Vendere fumo
to sell hot air
Literal Translation
"To sell smoke"
What it means
To sell hot air / to promise things you can't deliver
Example in context
"Quel venditore vende fumo — promette tutto ma non consegna niente."
"That salesman sells hot air — he promises everything but delivers nothing."
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